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Granite School District superintendent warns of steep enrollment decline and possible school consolidations
Summary
Superintendent Horsley said projections show enrollment could fall by about 10,000–15,000 students over the next 10–12 years and urged families to weigh in at an upcoming board presentation about potential school closures and staffing changes.
Superintendent Horsley said the Granite School District is revising enrollment estimates downward and warned that steep declines in student numbers may force difficult local decisions about staffing and school consolidations.
"If we project that out over the next 10 to 12 years, we will eventually be around 35 to 40,000 kids," Horsley said, adding that figure represents "10 to 15,000 kids less than we are today." He attributed the trend to a lower birth rate in Salt Lake County and to housing…
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